Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-30
sunflsld is a new village in Eaton coun-

Sunuolu II a new village In Eaton coun-
ty, eighteen miles northw est of Charlotte
and twelve miles north OF Vermontville,
on the Michigan Central road and
is at present shipping point The
new Grand Rapids, Lansing a. Detroit
road occasions the adventure.
William A. Taylor, state organizer of
the prohibition party, was mobbed while
speaking at Sutton's Bay the other night.
Several persons IN the audience were seri-
ously injured by the mob. Several arrests
have been made, and every effort will loo
made 10 punish the miscreants.
Tekonsha high school pupils are study
ing anatomy from the skull OF the old
chief Tekon-qua sha, after whom the vii
lage was named. The relic was exhumed
about A. years ago by curiosity seekers.
who opened the grave of the chieftain
thinking TO find hidden treasure.
Gov. Luce has pardoned William With
am who was sentenced for life from Gone
see county February, 1885, for murder.
Gov. Begole committed the sentence so
that it would expire Jan. /, lSSS. Witham
is very low. and il is doubtful il he will
live 10 be removed from prison.
Colored mems state central committee
met at Lansing tme other day. County
committees will be organized 10 cooper
ate with the central committee in an effort
To secure political advancement and rec
ignition. W. =. Atwood of Saginaw is
chairman, Daniel Cole of Detroit, secre
tary.
Anthony Broad of Negaunee has been
chosen mine inspector under the new
L.. 70 H.,
were examined. He will have a salary Of
$1,000 year mileage and incidentals, and
must examine cache Of the forty-seven
mines in the county at least every two
months.
Bay City's program for the q. a. r.,
fremen's and bicyclists' celebration is
now complete. 1t begins October and
lasts three days. The executive commit
tee consists of Hon. John Ii. wilkins, Aid
John Rose, w. Il. Smalley, Maj. {. X.
Hawley and Capt. Ii. +. Merrill all good
men and true, who ca n tell you all about
il.
Or. y }. Aiken Of Grand Rapids, who
was last fall convicted in the superior
court of mans.auShter, having been
charged OF committing an abortion upon
p young lady, is "A free man once more.
lie plealod the case 10 the supreme court,
who reversed tho decision and ordered u
new trial. The case was on call the other
day, when the prosecution mol pressed the
case
Russell Evans, formerly of Centreville,
and recently real estate agent at Pasade
na, Cal, died at that place of malarial
fever recently. lie was grad uate of the
Centreville high school, and several terms
in districts adjacent TO Centreville and
Colon. He was an exemplary young man,
well known by many, who will be sorry TO
learn OF his death. His age was about %
years
AT the reunion of the First Michigan
infantry at Jackson on the 10Th inst, $50
members attended and officers were elect
en- as follows: President, George c. Hoffer,
Detroit; vice-presidents, William Widdi-
comb, Grand Rapids, Capt Clinton Spen-
Ger, lansing historian, the Rev. Arthur
Edwards, Chicago; alternate, the Rev. {.
W. Carnick, Dundee; secretary and treas
urer Dan Griffith, jackson. Banquet in
the evening.
Alderman Edwards and Foreman Nehele
of the Lansing fire department left Chica
80 the other day with round trip tickets
which had not been stamped there as pre-
sented They had not noticed the fact
There was no guard at the depot gate, and
the FIRST intimation they had of the over
sight VS. on the train. The conductor
wanted fare. Both refused. They were
put of the train at Elkhart. Suits against
the Lake Shore road have been com
menced in the circuit court naming dam
agcs at SO. 10 each.